Kiaeria limuloides

Kiaeria; Temporal range: Late Silurian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Order:	Chasmataspidida
Family:	incertae sedis
Genus:	Kiaeria; Størmer, 1934
Species:	K. limuloides
Binomial name
	Kiaeria limuloides; Størmer, 1934

Kiaeria is a genus of chasmataspidid, a group of extinct aquatic arthropods. It was originally classified as a xiphosuran of the monotypic family Kiaeriidae. However, in 2019, the British geologist and paleobiologist James C. Lamsdell assigned the genus to the order Chasmataspidida, possibly being a member of the family Chasmataspididae. Only one species has been assigned to this genus, K. limuloides.[1]

References

Lamsdell, James C. (2019). "A chasmataspidid affinity for the putative xiphosuran Kiaeria Størmer, 1934". Paläontologische Zeitschrift: 1–5. doi:10.1007/s12542-019-00493-8.

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[1] Lamsdell, James C. (2019). "A chasmataspidid affinity for the putative xiphosuran Kiaeria Størmer, 1934". Paläontologische Zeitschrift: 1–5. doi:10.1007/s12542-019-00493-8.